Project Manager Mechanical Engineering

SHEEL GUPTE MBA, MSME, PMP

** ******** ******* ****, ****** Hills IL 60061

Phone: 708-***-**** Email: abmb55@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Program Management Professional with vast experience conceptualizing and

managing business initiatives, programs and products within company and

across multiple businesses in the consumer electronics industry. Strong

leader with cross functional team management experience. Proven experience

in finding product solutions in new markets.

Key skills: Product Strategy, Marketing Advertising Strategy, Program

Management, Corporate Finance, Manufacturing

EDUCATION

2006-2010 KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Evanston, IL NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Master of Business Administration, June 2010

Majors in Marketing, Business Strategy, Finance

1997-1999 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

Arlington, TX

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, September 1999

Research Assistant at the Robotics Institute, Teaching Assistant in

the CAD department.

1992-1996 MAHARASHTRA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Pune, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, June 1996

EXPERIENCE

2008-2010 THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP

Elmhurst, IL

Project Manager II, Advanced Development

* Managed 7 new venture consumer electronic products and

commercial and residential automation systems from ideation to

business case development through project launch.

* Obtained venture capital of $2 million for development of

three facility automation and touch screen systems utilizing

cloud computing for use in distribution centers, self-storage

and gated communities.

* Led primary and secondary market research efforts, performed

proposition studies and story boarding.

* Analyzed financial impact and managed conceptual development

of a major platform upgrade program across most of the

commercial product portfolio of 1,600 SKU's.

* Concurrently managed launch of 3 electro-mechanical door

operator products for international markets with revenues of

$2 million each.

* Formulated project plans, presented status to director and

executive levels and pushed projects through phase-gates. Core

team leader for various cross-functional teams of 4-7 members.

2008 RTM & ASSOCIATES South

Barrington, IL

Vice President of Business Development

* Created business development plans for expansion into new

markets in the Dallas and Orlando areas.

* Managed marketing promotions through collateral development,

trade shows and cold calling plans.

2001-2008 AMPHENOL CORPORATION (MECHCONNECT DIVISION)

Lincolnshire, IL

Program Manager (2005-2008), Principal Engineer (2001-2005)

< Won key customer accounts at Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson

and RIM by delivering various innovative cell phone mechanism

concepts and presenting company capabilities.

< Led the new mechanisms program resulting in the creation of

Amphenol's 'MechConnect' Division.

Successfully launched 12 mobile phone products. Submitted 8

Patents.

< Managed a Malaysian engineering development team of 3 senior

engineers.

< Received company award for creating an Excel+VBA design

utility significantly increasing engineering capabilities and

reducing development time from days to hours.

1999-2001 Burtek Inc

Chesterfield Twp, MI

Engineering Consultant

ADDITIONAL DATA

1990-1996 Partner, Express Electrical Products, Pune, India. Managed

design process of family business.

1996-1997 Founder, CADre, Pune, India, a machine design consultancy

with military contracts.

< PMP Certified and member of the Project Management Institute.

< Lived, worked in Europe, US and India. Multilingual in 3

languages- English, Marathi, Hindi.

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